Garment



0. FLORIAN GARMENT Filed Feb. 15, 1941 INVENTOR. OZZoForam Patented Nov. 2, 1943 STATE S PATENT O F F ICE GARIWENT Otto Florian, Berwyn, Ill.

Application February 15, 1941, Serial No. 379,026

1 Claim.

The present invention relates generally to a garment, but more particularly to an improved type of combination garment in the form of trousers, shirt and shorts, arranged and constructed so as to be comfortably supported on the wearer at all times and to permit easy access in opening the seat of the garment to perform the functions of nature. This is accomplished by a concealed flap on the seat portion of the trousers which may be lowered without discnnecting or lowering the trousers proper or removing the shorts from their engaged position with respect to the trousers and the shirt.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved type of trouser in which a slide fastening means extends from a concealed position in one of the pockets of the trouser upwardly and across the rear of the trouser, parallel with the belt, then downwardly in a concealed position within the other pocket, so that easy access may be had for lowering the rear flap on the seat of the trousers and access to the shorts for lowering the same may be had without removing or lowering the trousers as a whole.

Another object of the invention is to provide means of securing the three garments, such as the shirt, the shorts and trousers together, whereby neither of them will require detachment from the other in order to permit the wearer to take care of the functions of nature.

These and other objects are accomplished by providing a construction and an arrangement of the various parts in the manner hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective elevational view of my improved type of garment;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged rear elevational view of the garment with the flap in the trousers in its lowered position; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the same.

In illustrating one form of my invention, I have shown the same comprising a more or less conventional form of trouser which includes a trunk portion and leg portions. The trousers in this instance are generally indicated by the reference character 10. Spaced about the waistline are the usual belt receiving straps l I. Arranged in spaced relation on the inner side of and completely around the waistline of the trousers, both in the front and the rear are buttons l2. Adapted to be buttoned on all of the buttons 12 through the medium of conventional buttonholes is a conventional form of tailless shirt generally indicated by the reference character l3. After the shirt is buttoned completely around to the trousers It, a pair of shorts [4, which has buttonholes 15 on the front side only, are then buttoned to the front buttons 12 of the trousers. The rear portion of the shorts I3 is provided with an elastic belt l5 for supporting the rear portion of the shorts at the waistline position as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The trousers in the present instance is provided with the usual side pockets generally indicated by the reference character It. Extending from the right hand pocket and concealed therein as shown at H is a slide fastened arrangement which extends upwardly and curves around as shown at It, thence straight across parallel to and below the waistline'as shown at [9. The slide fastening arrangement then curves as shown at 20 and then extends in a straight line within and concealed by the left hand pocket generally indicated by the reference character 22. The outline formed by this slide fastening mechanism I1, l8, I9, 20 and 2| forms in effect a flap 23, which can be lowered to the full line position shown in Fig. 2 without unbuttoning the trousers In from the waist l3 of the wearer. When this flap is lowered in its lowered position, access to the elastic belt 15 of the shorts l4 may be had so that the same can then be lowered. The slide fastener edges in the present instance are provided with a conventional slide or interlocking member 24 which may be actuated or slid therealong to disengage or engage the cooperating edges to open or close the flap 23. The horizontal portion IQ of the slide fastener mechanism which extends along and is parallel to the waistline, is concealed beneath an overhanging fold 25 of the material of the trousers. This arrangement completely conceals the slide fastening mechanism, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

Summarizing the advantages and methods of operation of my improved garment, it will be readily seen that I have not only provided a three piece garment which is adapted to be comfortably worn by the wearer so as to provide freedom of movement such as is essential in sport wear, but also one in which easy access may be had to the inner garments without the removal or detachment of the trousers and shorts from their normal support on the waist or shirt.

It will also be obvious that byhaving the slide fastening mechanism extending inside the side pockets and across the rear portion of the trousers beneath an overhanging fold of the material, the same is concealed so as to present a.

trousers, a. shirt, and a pair of shorts, spaced apart buttons secured to the inside belt line of said trousers, said shirt having buttonholes for attachment to said buttons, said shorts having buttonholes on the front portion only for attachment with said but-tons, an elastic belt extending around the rear portion of the waistline of said shorts, a flap formed in the seat of said trousers and a slide fastening mechanism extending from the inside of one of the pockets across the back of and extending into the other of said pockets of said trousers for permitting access to said shorts.

OII'O FLORIAN. 

